A randomized controlled trial compairing femoral nerve block and periarticular multimodal drug injection for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

A randomized controlled trial compairing femoral nerve block and periarticular multimodal drug injection for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - A randomized controlled trial compairing femoral nerve block and periarticular multimodal drug injection for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000014001

Enrollment

120

Registered

2014-05-25

Start date

2013-09-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Anterior cruciate ligament injury

Interventions

A femoral nerve block for pain after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction A periarticular multimodal drug injection for pain after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligible patients were scheduled for primary ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft, over 13 years old and had the ability to cooperate with data acquisition.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were revision ACL reconstruction, ACL reconstruction with bone-patellar tendon-bone graft, combined with other ligament reconstruction, combined with high tibial osteotomy, allergy to one of the study drugs, regular narcotic use, renal insufficiency, severe obesity (BMI > 35) and ECG abnormalities at rest.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Post operative visual analog scale score at rest until 14 days after surgery. The postoperative VAS scores for patient satisfaction with pain management until 3 days after surgery. The total amount of opioid consumption after surgery. Post operative complication.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post operative visual analog scale score at rest 24 hours after surgery.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroshi Nakayama

Hyogo College of Medicine Orthopaedic surgery

hiroshi0273@mac.com0798-45-6111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026